Michelson

Gebundenes Buch

The Practical Christology of Philoxenos of Mabbug

Beschreibung

This book examines doctrinal conflicts concerning the dual nature of Christ in the period after the Council of Chalcedon by considering the life and works of Philoxenos of Mabbug (c.440-523), a Syriac theologian whose surviving corpus amounts to some 500,000 words.

Autor

David Michelson is Assistant Professor of the History of Christianity at Vanderbilt University. Michelson's research explores historical sources in Syriac (a dialect of Aramaic) with an interest in how they offer new perspectives on the history of Christianity. Michelson is the general editor of Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal http://syriaca.org/, an online reference work for the study and preservation of Syriac culture.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press (UK)
• Seitenzahl: 262
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Januar 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 223mm x 141mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 475g
• ISBN-13: 9780198722960
• ISBN-10: 0198722966
• Artikelnr.: 47869608